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fictionalization

UK/ˌfɪk.ʃən.əl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/US/ˌfɪk.ʃən.əl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/

fictionalization noun: the act of fictionalizing.

Noun

fictionalization (countable and uncountable, plural fictionalizations)

  1. The act of fictionalizing.
    • Remembering is an act of re-creation and therefore subject to distortion and fictionalization: 'real' memories become tales, and tales become 'memories'.2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 204
  2. Something fictionalized.
    • Near-synonym: faction
    Synonyms:
    faction

Synonyms of fictionalization

Forms of fictionalization

pluralfictionalizations
alternative formfictionalisation

Origin of fictionalization

From fictionalize + -ation.

Words formed from fictionalization

Questions about fictionalization

What does fictionalization mean?
Fictionalization means the act of fictionalizing.
What part of speech is fictionalization?
Fictionalization is a noun.
How do you pronounce fictionalization?
Fictionalization is pronounced /ˌfɪk.ʃən.əl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of fictionalization?
The plural of fictionalization is fictionalizations.

Words near fictionalization in the dictionary

  1. fictionalistic
  2. fictionalists
  3. fictionalities
  4. fictionality
  5. fictionalizable
  6. fictionalization
  7. fictionalizations
  8. fictionalize
  9. fictionalized
  10. fictionalizer
  11. fictionalizers

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